Corydoras and Calictids
Corydoras elegans
Corydoras elegans
Photo: User:Toniher · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Origin
- Upper Amazon (Peru), Ecuador, (Colombia)
- Size
- 6 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: More elongated than most, with two dark lateral lines. Spends more time in the middle of the tank than other corydoras.
